Moderator's Memos

What’s Happening:

As regular readers of these memos know, I have been asking members of our church to contribute a paragraph or two about how they came to CPC and what has kept them coming back. A month or two ago, I asked David Grimsted if he would participate. David agreed, and I immediately told him he was welcome to send me his contribution in verse form. You see, David and I both participate in the monthly Poetry Group,

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What’s Happening:

The past, present, and future all converged at CPC in several special celebrations this month: the Lowell Street Garden dedication, the Children’s Sunday Service, and the Confirmation/Coming of Age Service.

First up was the Lowell Street Garden dedication on May 5th. We experienced a few sprinkles of rain before and after the event (much to the delight of the gardeners in the crowd), but the skies cleared for the ceremony itself, certainly an auspicious beginning for this

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What’s Happening:

One of the wonderful things about our congregation is the number of highly talented artists we have in our midst. For a congregation of our size, we have a surprising number of accomplished painters, musicians, sculptors, writers, etc. Today I am highlighting three of them.

Chessy Prout and David Finnegan-Hosey both published books dealing with difficult, timely, and important topics in March. While having a book published is a major accomplishment, just focusing on this feat diminishes what

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What’s Happening:

Last week was National Volunteer Week. I received a number of thank you emails from organizations where I volunteer, and the emails got me to thinking about all the volunteer workers we have here at the church: people who provide support for our worship services, keep the coffee flowing and the food stocked during fellowship activities, tend the flowers, keep the building in good repair, teach our children and youth, lead the choir, organize adult programming, balance our

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What’s Happening:

Will spring ever arrive? That was the question I heard over and over again in the week following Easter Sunday. Meteorologists predicted that it would snow on Easter Monday and that we would face the dreaded “wintry mix” the following Saturday. Meanwhile, clouds seemed to loom over the city for days on end and cold temperatures sent people back to their closets for heavy coats put away too soon.

I don’t know about you, but my energy

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